Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-19
member. I must have cleared it with ba

member. I must have cleared it with bare
feet at one bound
Willard WEIGH, of Albany, readjuster for
the. city Of London Insurance company, had
a thrilling escape. He was in the fourth
story and was hardly out of bed Swhen the
flames entered his room and attacked the
bed He opened the window Said be:
1.-THE fire pursued me, caught my hair.
Would jumpl No; that was certain death.
but there was no time for reasoning. Any
thing to escape the fire. leaned far out Of
the window. That would not do. Then
shrieked for help grasped the ledge and
hung on for dear lIfe-hung for an eternity il
seemed to me-untl help Jeanne" He was
saved by the firemen.
Mr. NJ johnson, the celebrated sprinter Of
Pittsburg, is another who had a narrow
escape He was awakened by the bell-boy
pounding upon his door. The room was fell
of smoke. He says: Il rushed out into the
hallway, and Oh, my Coli what a sighti
Men, women, and children acted perfectly
wild and did not know which way to go.
The women raved like maniacs and rushed
pell-mell for the stairway and in every direc
ton. The smoke was almost suffocating.
can't remember how / got out. l think
came down the stairway. am so confused
can't remember Oh, it was terribleI"
The firemen performed prodigies Of
bravery and skill. One was on ladder, go
ing to the rescue of girl who was hanging
to a window sill. She dropped. and the fire.
man caught her as she fell past him, nearly
| losing his balance in the effort He saved
the girl.
The dead so far as known are Mark Os
borne, day clerk; al unknown man; Wilson
! Purcell. Kate Wolf, and an unknown
| woman. Mary Welch, 4 servant, and another
| girl, also servant. are reported missing
| The condition of the ruins were not such as
to allow of search at any time Friday for re-
mains of other unfortunates who no doub
| persisted. 1t is believed that from ten Il
twenty more bodies will be found
The following is list of the injured
Edward Wheclan, Newburg, burned abou
the bands AMI feet; William ]. Mackay
Niagara Falls, feet, back and arms burned
Perry Davis. New York. hands and feet
iured; H. r Smith, Syracuse, face
hands and feet burned; Mary Nolan
| badly burned about the body
may not recover; Maggie Mubrach, seriousl,
burned about the body, face and hands; -
Nichols very seriously injured; Fanny Har
vey, seriously burned; Frederick K. Moore
Cleveland, OHIO, severely injured about tn
face, hands, and feet; William A Haven
| Helena, NJ. T, burned about the hands, feet
| and face; Edwin A. Finch, Scranton, Pa.
Henry B. Rumsey, New York, burns all owe
the body; C. NJ. Dubois, Syracuse. severel
burned all over the body; Jacob Kohn, New
York, mortaIiy injured; May White, of thi
city, burned about the face and arms
Matthew Shannon; Clinton Bidwell, burne,
in face; Nellie Welch, face and handsburned
Mrs Kate Pierce, slightly burned.
The Richmond hotel contained 40 rooms
The building was formerly occupied by til
| Young Mems association library room:
When the latter removed to their new quar-
tiers Messrs Stafford & Co. purchased tn
building and made it into hotel. The 81
James hall building was large structur
facing on Eagle street adjoining the hote
extending TO Washington street. II Wa
built over thirty years ago, and was used q
a public hall until Mr. J. H Burnett lease
| it three years ago for museum and theatre
! Excavations are heard on all sides agains
the telegraph wires, and before adjournmen
Friday the merchants exchange issued a ca
for meeting to protest against aerial wire
and to demand that they be put unde
| ground at once
Mr.. Whitaker reports that large amour
| of diamonds were in the hotel B. T. Robert
SOD, of Lambert & Co, had a stock value
at $50 600 deposited in the safe. Mr. Adle
had in his room SO, 600 worth, and a Nj
| Smith had amt har considerahla ctnck In,
the amount was not known. The hotel builC
ing and ST. james hal. were insured for so
900 which covers the loss to the Library ass
citation. Stafford & Co.'S loss is SIS, 000 an
their insurance S35, 800 Fuller & TOWNSEND
proprietors of the Boston clothing store, est
mate their loss at $50, 900